Wellesbourne and District Lions Club

Analysis

Wellesbourne and District Lions Club is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Warwick. It was registered in April 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Wellesbourne and District Lions Club reported income of £20k and spending of £25k, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £14k to £20k (+41%), an average of +9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Wellesbourne and District Lions Club sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Friends of Malawi Association Charitable Trust Fund (£20k), Raise Your Voice (£20k) and York Dispensary Sick Poor Fund (£20k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.